Senator Barack Obama today was endorsed by the AFT, a national teacher’s union, which is an organization that traditionally has been antagonistic to the rights of special needs students. At the same time he was addressing this endorsement, he called for changes to NCLB (specifics?) and more money for IDEIA. Is he playing both sides of the street? Stay tuned, as details about his positions regarding special education hopefully come into greater focus. Here is the full text of the endorsement and Senator Obama’s remarks.